Breadcrumb Home UI hosts emerging contaminants conference Aug. 19-22 Thursday, August 21, 2014 Iowa City Press-Citizen http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/emcon-2014-brings-together-scientists-from-aro… Scientists and engineers met at the UI College of Engineering Aug. 19-22 for EmCon 2014—an international conference on the effects of emerging contaminants, such as soap and medications, in the environment.